Lies For The Liars
by The Used
  • Record Label: Reprise
  • Release Date: May 22, 2007
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 59
  3. Negative: 13 out of 59

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  1. CalR
    Feb 20, 2012
    3
    As bad as many thought it would be, Lies For The Liars continues The Used's great album artwork but that is about it. Apart from 'Find a Way', and 'The Ripper' little remains from their 2004 release, and what is left becomes a mixed bag of overwrought emotion and less energetic rip-offs of prior hits. Disappointing.
  2. ErinA
    Jun 5, 2007
    1
    All the reviews talked about this being a transition for the used... about how it would be some incredible regrouping of the band and that bert sounded better than ever. Well if by better than ever you mean whiny and if by transitioning you mean following their steady but consistant downward spiral then they would be correct. My god what is with these songs about love and calling people All the reviews talked about this being a transition for the used... about how it would be some incredible regrouping of the band and that bert sounded better than ever. Well if by better than ever you mean whiny and if by transitioning you mean following their steady but consistant downward spiral then they would be correct. My god what is with these songs about love and calling people baby all the time??? I wanted to rip my ears off rather than keep listening but my morbid curiousity got the best of me. I think this is going to be the final nail in the coffin. And as someone who's watched these guys when they were dumb luck I am glad to see this come to an end.… Expand
  3. JoshS
    Jun 2, 2007
    9
    It's at least a 9. Probably about 9.5. It's awesome, I don't get the low rating. It's like, their best CD. Especially if you get all the unreleased songs too. It's amazing, it's the Used with a new, different(But definetly good) twist.
  4. JonC
    Jun 5, 2007
    9
    This is an intresting album from the used. It keeps me coming back for more. Though the amount of screaming has died down i still like this album.
  5. NatashaG
    Jun 7, 2007
    5
    i love the album......especially the song......the bird and the worm.......very cool song
  6. nickc
    Jun 7, 2007
    1
    File under My Chemical Romance, etc. Superfical angst bullshit. Completely unoriginal and 100% unlistenable.
  7. JordanJ.
    Apr 4, 2008
    10
    The Used rocks, all albums are awesome.
  8. DavidA
    May 29, 2007
    10
    Love this album!!!!
  9. Cables
    May 30, 2007
    0
    These guys used to rock. Now they blow.
  10. K-Fed
    Jun 10, 2007
    10
    An amazing album from The Used. Keep it coming.
  11. BenD
    Jun 10, 2007
    8
    This album might not be the best of theirs, as some may have noted, but it seems that they're getting more creative with their sounds (for example: the beginning of "find a way")... In my opinion they've also done well creatively incorporating the "liar liar pants on fire..." and "cross my heart and hope to die" phrases that have become common; but, in my opinion, they could This album might not be the best of theirs, as some may have noted, but it seems that they're getting more creative with their sounds (for example: the beginning of "find a way")... In my opinion they've also done well creatively incorporating the "liar liar pants on fire..." and "cross my heart and hope to die" phrases that have become common; but, in my opinion, they could have done better with some of the songs and should have put "dark days" and "devil beside you" on the cd, as it captures more of the band that they've previously established themselves as.… Expand
  12. emmett
    Jun 27, 2007
    0
    haha this stuff is awful, just plain awful
  13. alexp
    Jun 6, 2007
    1
    hate it, other albums are way better
  14. KevinFed-EX
    Jul 3, 2007
    10
    Easily the best album of 2007.
  15. jyotirmayadas
    Jul 3, 2007
    7
    I normally don't like the Used, but this album was getting such good reviews, and there wasn't anything else out there that I was interested in, so I bought it... and I love it!!! Well balanced and shows maturity in music and lyrics.
  16. derek
    Jul 8, 2007
    2
    it blows.
  17. johnj.
    Jul 9, 2007
    3
    A very big disappointment.
  18. seanf
    Aug 16, 2007
    9
    Bet album overall to date from the used. The used can still rock hard and this is proven on "raise the dead" and Hospital. They should stay away from the piano, but even the slower songs like "light in the tunnel" show a softer side and a balance to the album. THis is ten times better than "In love and death", and just as good if not better than their debut CD "The Used".
  19. Justin
    Mar 9, 2008
    10
    The Used did a damn good job on this album. It was no suprise to me that they would do this good of an album following "The Used" and "In Love And Death". I think they did spectacular.
  20. StevenA
    Aug 4, 2008
    8
    It was overall a good album, but I still think they should revert back to the stuff like what they did in their debut album, where it was less produced.
  21. andrewe
    May 31, 2007
    10
    most amazing album ever!
  22. davionk
    May 31, 2007
    10
    wicked good album
  23. michellec
    May 31, 2007
    10
    love this album! best one so far!
  24. DerekB
    Jun 1, 2007
    3
    Ugh, if this is what kid are calling emo nowadays, I best just off myself.
  25. CarlyS
    Jun 12, 2007
    9
    I think that The Used new album is awesome. The only thing I can think of for why people are giving this album such low ratings is that they don't like this style or genre of music. If you don't like it, don't listen to it! And plus, the ratings have gone way down because of people like that, I mean 7 out of 10? Thats pretty good, but it could be better if it weren't I think that The Used new album is awesome. The only thing I can think of for why people are giving this album such low ratings is that they don't like this style or genre of music. If you don't like it, don't listen to it! And plus, the ratings have gone way down because of people like that, I mean 7 out of 10? Thats pretty good, but it could be better if it weren't for all those low ratings.… Expand
  26. DevinM
    Jun 13, 2007
    3
    The songs are definitely a change of pace for The Used. The album has it's ups and downs but the downs are too great to give this album a respectable rating. The songs are kind of mix and matched, choruses with completely different scales than the song which just make an uncomfortable transition. Best track on the CD: "Pretty Handsome Awkward".
  27. justing
    Jun 15, 2007
    4
    pretty disappointed with this album. i've really enjoyed listening to most of their music, at least the harder stuff and this album just didn't have that flare that has kept me listening to them. even the slower, more melodramatic songs still lacked the feeling of similarly produced tracks on their self titled album like 'on my own' or 'pieces mended'. just pretty disappointed with this album. i've really enjoyed listening to most of their music, at least the harder stuff and this album just didn't have that flare that has kept me listening to them. even the slower, more melodramatic songs still lacked the feeling of similarly produced tracks on their self titled album like 'on my own' or 'pieces mended'. just don't really like this one. please for the love of god return to your original glory.… Expand
  28. Micheals.
    Jun 6, 2007
    10
    great band great music.period
  29. daronZ
    Jun 6, 2007
    10
    The used rock no matter what genre they play in
  30. AaronG
    Jul 24, 2007
    6
    I would give this a 6.5 if I could. This cd is alright. I was hoping for more though. The Used always seem to bounce around extremes on their records (Maybe Memories/On My Own, Sound Effects and Overdramatics/Yesterdays Feelings) and its no different here. On the past two cd's I enjoyed the slower songs, especially on the first CD. Because while they were slower they still had a I would give this a 6.5 if I could. This cd is alright. I was hoping for more though. The Used always seem to bounce around extremes on their records (Maybe Memories/On My Own, Sound Effects and Overdramatics/Yesterdays Feelings) and its no different here. On the past two cd's I enjoyed the slower songs, especially on the first CD. Because while they were slower they still had a rockin' bridge or chorus (Greener with the Scenery), not the case on this CD. As far as slow songs go With Me Tonight is OK. Nothing more. Find a Way is cheesy and Smother Me is full of sappy love lyrics. The hardest (and best) song on Lies for the Liars is Wake the Dead and it could be one of their best songs on any their cd's. Paralyzed has one of the catchiest choruses they have written and Pretty Handsome Awkward has an awesome riff. The bridge in the Ripper is also real good with lots of screaming. If that's one thing I miss is Bert screaming, there just isn't enough of it. I would say the worst thing about this CD though are the lyrics. Liar Liar, Smother Me, Find a Way are the worst of them.… Expand
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#66 Most Discussed Album of 2007

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. The New York Times
    60
    After a while, the surfeit of ideas starts to sound like a lack. But the choruses are as effective as ever.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    75
    There's no denying the galvanic power of singer Bert McCracken's blowtorch vocals. [25 May 2007, p.84]
  3. AllMusic
    60
    Even if Lies for the Liars has the appearance of a crossover album, a la The Black Parade, it doesn't have the substance.
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